Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815 is a animal in the Mytilidae family, order Mytilida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Modiolus americanus Leach, 1815
Modiolus americanus (tulip mussel) is a Mytilidae bivalve found from North Carolina to the West Indies on the North American Atlantic coast.
Modiolus americanus, commonly known as the tulip mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Mytilidae. This species occurs along the Atlantic coast of North America, with its range extending from North Carolina to the West Indies.
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Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aulacomya maoriana (Iredale, 1915)
Brachidontes pharaonis (P.Fischer, 1870)
Aulacomya atra (Molina, 1782)
Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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